Malamar - swsh35 #45

Malamar, known in Japan as Calamanero , is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise. First appearing in the 2013 games Pokémon X and Y, Malamar was designed by artist Hitoshi Ariga, was designed to resemble how squids appear in scientific textbooks, often with their tentacles facing upwards; Ariga believed this would also give a clue to players on how to obtain Malamar, as the game console being used must be flipped upside-down in order to evolve Malamar from its pre-evolved form, Inkay. Ariga made flipping a part of Inkay and Malamar's visual identity to further this connection.